Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.62/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$150.62

71 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$29.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	165.58	705	19thin
Medium and Large 2	475	150.88	716	32
Medium and Large 3	495	136.00	673	20

One grade step is worth $29.58/cwt here — about $32 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale71 hd

150.62

—

AL average12 barns · 1,132 hd

145.06

+5.56

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	2,020	110.00	2,222	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	73.00	1,040	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	70.99	834	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	63.24	648	6thin

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	199.14/cwt	197.00–202.00	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	190.47/cwt	187.00–192.00	798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	154.66/cwt	152.00–157.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	157.96/cwt	152.00–159.00	692	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,092	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	151.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	173.28/cwt	170.00–177.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	140.39/cwt	140.00–142.00	755	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	75.29/cwt	74.00–77.00	887	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	67.76/cwt	67.00–69.00	795	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	63.24/cwt	61.00–66.00	648	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,040	1
Bulls	—	—	2,020	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,222	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	164.16/cwt	160.00–167.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	175.03/cwt	173.00–177.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	154.50/cwt	152.00–157.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	160.49/cwt	160.00–162.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	186.19/cwt	185.00–187.00	860	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	179.53/cwt	172.00–187.00	934	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	183.86/cwt	180.00–185.00	763	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	172.73/cwt	170.00–177.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	158.53/cwt	157.00–160.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	157.88/cwt	157.00–158.00	807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	138.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	152.66/cwt	152.00–154.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	672	14

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Wed Feb 9, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 431Year ago 495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 29Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	210.00	210.00
6	—	369	197.00–202.00	199.14
6	—	419	187.00–192.00	190.47
1	—	680	137.00	137.00
3	—	617	152.00–157.00	154.66
5	—	462	185.00–187.00	186.19
6	—	520	172.00–187.00	179.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	210.00	210.00
2	—	358	190.00–195.00	192.48
5	—	522	160.00–167.00	164.16
1	—	320	197.00	197.00
7	—	415	180.00–185.00	183.86
4	—	479	170.00–177.00	172.73
3	—	618	137.00–140.00	138.01
3	—	558	152.00–154.00	152.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	173.00–177.00	175.03
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
2	—	540	152.00–157.00	154.50
1	—	490	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	195.00	195.00
5	—	542	180.00	180.00
7	—	709	154.00	154.00
3	—	615	172.00	172.00
1	—	485	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	207.00	207.00
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	438	152.00–159.00	157.96
1	—	640	127.00	127.00
1	—	725	117.00	117.00
3	—	467	150.00–155.00	151.63
2	—	578	140.00–142.00	141.00
5	—	538	140.00–142.00	140.39
4	—	364	160.00–162.00	160.49
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
1	—	310	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
3	—	415	150.00	150.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	157.00	157.00
14	—	509	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	195.00	195.00
7	—	329	170.00–177.00	173.28
2	—	480	157.00–160.00	158.53
9	—	511	157.00–158.00	157.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	74.00–77.00	75.29
4	—	1,173	67.00–69.00	67.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	61.00–66.00	63.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	73.00	73.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle